Wilf Mannion foi um meio-campista inglês do Middlesbrough, conhecido como Golden Boy, que marcou 11 gols em 26 jogos pela Inglaterra e fez gol na Copa do Mundo de 1950.
Wilf Mannion
Wilf Mannion was born in South Bank, in Middlesbrough, on May 16, 1918, and was one of England's most talented midfielders in the 1940s, nicknamed the Golden Boy. He spent most of his career at Middlesbrough, the club where he played from 1936 to 1954, with his career interrupted by World War II. He also became known for his dispute with the club in 1948 over contract and transfer rules of the time. For the England national team, he played 26 matches and scored 11 goals, between 1946 and 1951, and was one of the scorers in the 2-0 victory over Chile at the 1950 World Cup. He died in 2000, at the age of 81.